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Thread #170145   Message #4148545
Posted By: GeoffLawes
28-Jul-22 - 03:43 AM
Thread Name: Any August Songs?
Subject: RE: Any August Songs?
SONGS ABOUT THE BATTLE OF THE NILE

1st to the 3rd of August 1798. The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay was fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt
Battle of the Nile from Wikipedia   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile

THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
Many Recordings of “ The Battle of The Nile“ on YouTube     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THE+BATTLE+OF+THE+NILE+song

THE BANKS OF THE NILE
Many recordings of Banks of the Nile on YouTube    
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Banks+Of+The+Nile
Lyrics to “The Banks of the Nile “ from Folk and Traditional Song Lyrics     http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Battle_of_the_Nile.htm

THE POWDER MONKEY
Powder Monkey, The (Soon We'll Be in England Town) from The Balllad Index   
http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/CrNS057.html
The Powder Monkey sung by Norman Allin Bass Singer rare 78 rpm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3I8Y-vXjSQ
Ballad Sheet and Lyrics of “The Powder Monkey “ from the National Library of Scotland
    https://digital.nls.uk/english-ballads/archive/74897245?mode=transcription